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Better Commits

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VSCode extension that keeps your commit messages consistent
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⚙️ Better Commits

"Better Commits" is a powerful Visual Studio Code extension that enforces standardized commit messages, ensuring convention and consistency across Git repositories. By utilizing predefined commit templates, it streamlines the commit process, promoting a unified style within development teams. Improve collaboration and project clarity with this efficient tool, creating clean, informative, and consistent commit histories effortlessly.

Commit Message Format

Each commit message embodies a:
1. category (feat, fix, docs, ...).
2. summary - provide a succinct description of the change.

Template

Structure of the commit message:

Category Summary
feat Add a new feature
fix A bug fix
docs Documentation only changes
style Markup, white-space, formatting, missing semi-colons... no code change
refactor A code change that neither fixes a bug nor adds a feature
perf A code change that improves performance
test Adding missing tests or correcting existing tests
chore Update build scripts, package manager configs, etc; no production code change

Summary Format

The summary consists of a concise description of the changes made:

  • use the imperative, present tense: "change" not "changed" nor "changes"
  • ensure first letter is not capitalized
  • avoid dot (.) at the end of the summary
  • recommended: limit to 50 characters

Quick Start

  1. Install the extension
  2. Use: Cmd+Shift+Enter For MacBook, and Ctrl+Shift+Enter for Windows and Linux
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